2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 10 2 11 5.50 0 0.2 1.1
2 Ohio State 12 3 9 3.00 0 0.3 0.8
2 Florida State 10 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 2.7
4 Georgia 11 4 15 3.75 0 0.4 1.4
4 USC 10 4 102 25.50 1 0.4 10.2
4 Arkansas 8 3 77 25.67 1 0.4 9.6
7 San Jose State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
7 Tulsa 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
7 Nebraska 11 6 23 3.83 0 0.5 2.1
7 Oregon 13 6 27 4.50 0 0.5 2.1
7 Arkansas State 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
7 Utah 11 5 29 5.80 0 0.5 2.6
7 Miami (OH) 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
7 Iowa 11 6 47 7.83 0 0.5 4.3
7 Kennesaw State 2 1 35 35.00 0 0.5 17.5
16 Iowa State 10 6 1 0.17 0 0.6 0.1
16 Washington State 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
16 Florida 10 6 44 7.33 0 0.6 4.4
16 Rutgers 9 5 59 11.80 0 0.6 6.6
20 Louisville 9 6 19 3.17 0 0.7 2.1
20 Illinois 11 8 38 4.75 1 0.7 3.5
20 East Carolina 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
20 Vanderbilt 10 7 59 8.43 0 0.7 5.9
20 Penn State 10 7 62 8.86 0 0.7 6.2
20 Washington 10 7 77 11.00 0 0.7 7.7
20 BYU 12 8 114 14.25 0 0.7 9.5
27 Clemson 11 9 1 0.11 0 0.8 0.1
27 Tennessee 10 8 26 3.25 0 0.8 2.6
27 Miami (FL) 13 10 34 3.40 1 0.8 2.6
27 Arizona 11 9 68 7.56 0 0.8 6.2
27 Texas Tech 12 10 89 8.90 0 0.8 7.4
27 Tulane 4 3 29 9.67 0 0.8 7.3
33 Duke 11 10 38 3.80 0 0.9 3.5
33 Pittsburgh 9 8 47 5.88 0 0.9 5.2
33 Auburn 9 8 48 6.00 0 0.9 5.3
33 Ole Miss 11 10 63 6.30 0 0.9 5.7
33 Georgia Tech 11 10 102 10.20 0 0.9 9.3
33 TCU 12 11 113 10.27 1 0.9 9.4
33 Cincinnati 10 9 111 12.33 1 0.9 11.1
40 Boise State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
40 UNLV 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
40 Army 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
40 Rice 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
40 Memphis 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
40 Fresno State 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
40 Baylor 11 11 32 2.91 0 1.0 2.9
40 Northwestern 9 9 43 4.78 0 1.0 4.8
40 Missouri 10 10 68 6.80 0 1.0 6.8
40 Syracuse 9 9 101 11.22 1 1.0 11.2
40 James Madison 3 3 48 16.00 1 1.0 16.0
40 Buffalo 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
40 Jacksonville State 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
40 Missouri State 2 2 42 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
54 Boston College 9 10 24 2.40 0 1.1 2.7
54 South Carolina 10 11 59 5.36 0 1.1 5.9
54 Maryland 9 10 95 9.50 0 1.1 10.6
54 Alabama 13 14 138 9.86 0 1.1 10.6
58 Indiana 13 16 117 7.31 0 1.2 9.0
58 Texas A&M 9 11 131 11.91 0 1.2 14.6
58 Kentucky 9 11 168 15.27 0 1.2 18.7
58 Houston 11 13 201 15.46 0 1.2 18.3
58 Arizona State 11 13 225 17.31 0 1.2 20.5
58 Virginia Tech 10 12 258 21.50 1 1.2 25.8
64 New Mexico 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
64 Kansas State 10 13 59 4.54 0 1.3 5.9
64 Connecticut 3 4 42 10.50 0 1.3 14.0
64 Wake Forest 10 13 154 11.85 0 1.3 15.4
68 Purdue 9 13 49 3.77 0 1.4 5.4
68 Texas 10 14 129 9.21 0 1.4 12.9
68 UCF 10 14 145 10.36 1 1.4 14.5
68 Mississippi State 10 14 158 11.29 1 1.4 15.8
72 Temple 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
72 SMU 11 16 60 3.75 0 1.5 5.5
72 Kansas 10 15 82 5.47 0 1.5 8.2
72 Michigan 11 16 119 7.44 0 1.5 10.8
72 UCLA 10 15 146 9.73 1 1.5 14.6
72 North Carolina 10 15 147 9.80 0 1.5 14.7
72 Minnesota 10 15 179 11.93 1 1.5 17.9
72 Western Michigan 2 3 39 13.00 0 1.5 19.5
72 Wyoming 2 3 40 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
72 Louisiana-Monroe 2 3 50 16.67 0 1.5 25.0
72 USF 2 3 58 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
72 Louisiana Tech 2 3 82 27.33 0 1.5 41.0
84 NC State 9 14 178 12.71 0 1.6 19.8
85 Central Michigan 3 5 28 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
85 California 10 17 100 5.88 0 1.7 10.0
85 Utah State 3 5 56 11.20 0 1.7 18.7
85 Hawaii 3 5 91 18.20 0 1.7 30.3
89 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 3 1.50 0 2.0 3.0
89 Florida Atlantic 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
89 Northern Illinois 2 4 16 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
89 Delaware 2 4 19 4.75 0 2.0 9.5
89 Ohio 3 6 62 10.33 1 2.0 20.7
89 Colorado State 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
89 Virginia 12 24 320 13.33 1 2.0 26.7
89 Eastern Michigan 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
89 Stanford 9 18 253 14.06 0 2.0 28.1
89 Sam Houston State 2 4 62 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
89 UAB 1 2 35 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
89 Bowling Green 2 4 109 27.25 1 2.0 54.5
89 Old Dominion 2 4 116 29.00 1 2.0 58.0
102 LSU 10 22 350 15.91 2 2.2 35.0
103 Oklahoma State 10 23 150 6.52 0 2.3 15.0
104 Colorado 10 24 218 9.08 0 2.4 21.8
104 Wisconsin 10 24 228 9.50 0 2.4 22.8
104 Oklahoma 10 24 230 9.58 1 2.4 23.0
104 Michigan State 10 24 388 16.17 2 2.4 38.8
108 San Diego State 2 5 32 6.40 0 2.5 16.0
109 West Virginia 10 26 171 6.58 0 2.6 17.1
110 Toledo 3 8 10 1.25 0 2.7 3.3
111 Southern Miss 1 3 0 0.00 0 3.0 0.0
111 Nevada 1 3 8 2.67 0 3.0 8.0
111 Louisiana 1 3 8 2.67 0 3.0 8.0
111 Ball State 2 6 23 3.83 0 3.0 11.5
111 Coastal Carolina 2 6 35 5.83 0 3.0 17.5
111 FIU 1 3 23 7.67 0 3.0 23.0
111 Kent State 3 9 125 13.89 0 3.0 41.7
111 Navy 1 3 53 17.67 0 3.0 53.0
111 UTEP 1 3 72 24.00 0 3.0 72.0
120 Charlotte 2 7 63 9.00 0 3.5 31.5
120 Massachusetts 2 7 223 31.86 1 3.5 111.5
122 Marshall 1 4 26 6.50 0 4.0 26.0
122 Oregon State 7 28 462 16.50 0 4.0 66.0
124 Georgia State 2 9 118 13.11 1 4.5 59.0
125 Western Kentucky 1 5 48 9.60 0 5.0 48.0
125 Akron 1 5 92 18.40 0 5.0 92.0
125 UTSA 1 5 142 28.40 1 5.0 142.0